And it’ll be hot. Maybe not brain boiling hot, but still hot. And humid. ‘Cuz that’s how we roll in the Bayou City. Like yesterday. That was hot too, although slightly less hot than previous days.
I got up fairly early yesterday and started knocking out some little jobs. I replaced the door switch in the beverage fridge so the light comes on when you open the door. The old switch stuck. I hung a couple of speakers and made a plan to get wires to them on the dock. Wife has been pushing for this- let the stereo wars begin… I measured for insulation to close the previously flooded walls in the dockhouse. I unloaded the vehicles and mostly put stuff away. I even installed a screen door on the garage man door. It’s a retracting screen so it will only be in the way when we’re actually using it. Yes this paragraph IS all about me.
Other tasks were attempted too. I burned the last of the slash pile on the old but still quite toasty coals. This despite the rain… Then W put the coals out with lakewater. Much steaminess ensued. Items were put away where they belong. Books were shelved, although most were not, as the shelves were still waiting for stain and finish… and on my way out, I dropped off a few things for my buddy.
They were not large or difficult or even high priority items from the list, but they did need to be done eventually and they were low effort and low engagement, which was about all I felt up to doing. Because it was HOT AND HUMID.
Baby steps are still steps.
The same can be said for preparedness. Once you have the big stuff out of the way, it’s all small stuff. Or you could say that even doing small stuff helps you prep… because no matter how little you do, it’s still more than a vast majority will do.
So get out there and stack. Bag some low hanging fruit this week. You’ll be glad you did, and it might jump start more serious efforts.
nick
Ah, the school year…
Up. Coffee has filled the cup. Lunch is made. Children and wife are being chivvied.
I’m tired.
Picked up a book, but put it down after one page. I can learn…
🙂
n
Not me. Junkyard Cats is now the bane of my sleep. Fun series. Gotta write a review when I finish the series.
77F and mostly clear. Not dripping wet either. But there is a breeze from the wrong direction, and a bunch of dark sky to the south. I don’t think we’ll have a dry day.
n
Several times I had to fly into the area for work or to visit family in the area. My mother and brother lived in Victorville. I would fly into LAX or Ontario depending on the visit and the flight schedules. Descending into the area I was sometimes stunned by the layer of brown haze over the entire basin. After landing I could smell the air and my eyes would be irritated for several hours.
I was born in San Bernardino, spent time in Barstow, Victorville and Wrightwood until I was dumped onto my aunt and uncle in Oregon. Wrightwood was pleasant. School was in Victorville and it was a one-hour bus ride in each direction.
My grandparents lived in Norco and we would visit about once a month. The trip from Barstow was long, Victorville not much better. Descending the Cajon Pass into the San Bernardino was a descent into a brown haze. At that time, I-15 was still two lanes in each direction.
I returned on leave from the USAF in the early ‘70’s to visit my father who was living in San Bernardino. We decided to go flying in a very small plane, with limited instrumentation, from a small airport outside of San Bernardino. We took off and basically circled the airport and landed because the air was not clear enough for VFR. Yeh, my father should have known that before we took off but he was sometimes on an ego trip.
https://www.captainsjournal.com/2024/09/02/illegals-dont-have-second-amendment-rights/
They ALSO complain about freshwater run-off. They just want to reduce the population. Me too, after they report to the chambers.
I’m n book 5 of 6 in the Hidden Legacy series. This, after reading the Kate Daniels series by the same author. Great writing! But I am seriously tired of the trope “woman falls for incredibly masculine bad guy, who turns out to just be misunderstood.” It’s so exaggerated that it distracts from the otherwise incredible books.
The “silken shaft” throws me right out too.
although to be fair, I don’t think binge reading them was intended. Like a TV drama, they’re manipulated to keep you coming back after a week off, not 3 minutes later. The affect of binging heightens that manipulation far past the intended point.
I think the same can be said of the romances. If you had to wait a year in between, it wouldn’t seem so repetitive.
And it’s genre fiction, so the genre conventions have to be honored.
n
And just ahead of Clooney himself quitting Batman for the good of the franchise and the fans.
Not me. Junkyard Cats is now the bane of my sleep. Fun series. Gotta write a review when I finish the series.
I am sorry. NOT !
Picked up a book, but put it down after one page. I can learn…
I am reading one of my cousin’s books now. I cannot decide if I hate it or it is just ok. Toby is a simpering idiot.
Saw a strange thing driving over to Victoria last Friday. All of the old SUVs headed to Mexico had bunches of food in the back in Fiesta and Walmart bags. Is Mexico having a food crisis ?
One of my neighbors flew his family to Monterrey for the weekend to see his wife’s parents. He did not notice a food problem but, the food prices are really up. It is 18 pesos to dollar now and all of the ala carte items on the restaurant menus were 20 pesos and more. Tamales were 20 to 25 pesos which is a big price increase for Monterrey.
“Texas AG Ken Paxton warns Lina Hidalgo against mailing voter registration forms”
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/harris-county-voter-registration-lawsuit-19739358.php
“The legal eagle also sent a letter to Bexar County threatening to sue if both counties went ahead with a plan to send out voter forms to those who have not requested them.”
Lina, Lina, Lina.
Ken Paxton is doing a great job.
Why fridgescaping is bad for your health: Experts issue warning over Bridgerton-inspired TikTok trend
“Fridgescaping”… FFS, don’t people have anything to do anymore?
n
Impeachment payback.
Rafael Edward is still in trouble.
Rick Scott RINO-FL has no real opposition despite being disliked as much as Cruz.
Rafael Edward is still in trouble.
Rick Scott RINO-FL has no real opposition despite being disliked as much as Cruz.
Ted is ahead by 7.4 in polling over Allred:
https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/senate/general/2024/texas/cruz-vs-allred
Allred is a dirty stiff sheet. Ted is very well liked and respected by Texas conservatives.
From a friend on facecrack:
Socialism: You line up for bread. (picture of people standing in line for bread)
Capitalism: Bread lines up for you ! (picture of full bread shelves in a grocery store)
“Harris’ So-Called ‘Surge’ Is Thanks To Oversampling: Pollsters”
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/harris-so-called-surge-thanks-oversampling-pollsters
“As we’ve been highlighting since 2016, polls are not to be trusted thanks to various ‘tricks of the trade’ – most commonly, oversampling.”
“Last month we noted how the founder of the main outside spending group backing Kamala Harris for president says their own internal opinion polling is “much less rosy” than public polls.”
“”Our numbers are much less rosy than what you’re seeing in the public,” said Future Forward super PAC president Chauncey McLean said during a Monday event hosted by the University of Chicago Institute of Politics.”
I got fussed at by the UPS Store staff today when I dropped off an Amazon return without a shipping container, as delivered to my house with a label slapped on the product box.
The store relented since the box was fairly sturdy, but another customer was told to either cough up $6 for a box or bring their own from home.
Collin Zachary’s schtick plays well among the Wine/Weed Mom crowd who will decide this thing, and the Dems probably strong armed Newsom into giving up the TX data mining from Beto and Doors’ state-wide elections in return for another CA bailout in January and maybe an administration post.
If Kamala has the House, the SALT deduction will return.
When returning Amazon purchases, I usually choose the “UPS Dropoff – No Box Required” option. Take the item and the QR code to the UPS Store, and they take care of everything.
That wasn’t given as an option.
Things that make you say “Hmmm…”
Returned as delivered.
Not my problem.
Be happy to video refusal by the counter stafff.
The Child starts school tomorrow. She’s not notably enthusiastic.
Well, duh. By this point it is undeniable that illegal aliens constitute an invading army. A non-uniformed, irregular army. Under the various Geneva and Hague accords, to which the United States is a signatory, they may be detained, interrogated, tried, and executed, all as quickly as can be accomplished. This detention and execution may be performed by any law enforcement or military personnel. By law, every able-bodied American man between the ages of 17 and 45 is a member of the unorganized militia.
Curious about the source of the legal definition that you assume with this statement. Not just that it is your opinion, but where that statement has been legally defined by a law or court’s legal ruling.
And no upper age limit for veterans or military retirees.
I tried this today. I hauled in two heavy, unopened returns. “Sorry, the QR system for Amazon returns is down.” I put them back in the car. I’ll call them tomorrow to see if it is up. There are other return methods, but they all cost. The QR drop-off at “The UPS Store” is the free option for the items.
Really? Literally millions alone from Mexico. Do you call them undocumented citizens?
Amazon returns: On the rare occasions that I need to send something back, I’m usually offered three options;
UPS Store – pack and wrap: Put it in a box, tape the Amazon return UPS label to it.
UPS Store – No box required – Print or show the UPS clerk the QR label, and they take care of it
Kohls Dropoff – Like the UPS Store No Box option; take your items, and the QT code, to the returns counter at your local Kohls store.
An invasion has to be declared by Congress or the President, but currently several State Governors are suing the US Government to make that happen. Trump will hopefully make that declaration as part of his Inaugural Address; if a Dem candidate is elected (not yet guaranteed to be Harris), the highly politicized Supreme Court wouldn’t dare to rule in the States’ favor. There are 3 solid-Dems on SCOTUS, plus the RINO Roberts, and two semi-RINOs Gorsuch and Barrett. Only Thomas, Alito and Kavanaugh are solid conservatives.
https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/article-4/#article-4-section-4
The various Governors COULD make that declaration on their own, but it would likely provoke the civil war that the commies seem to want.
de Facto vs. de Jure.
He used the word “undeniable”, because anyone with common sense sees an illegal influx over your border of military aged males unaccompanied by family members is… An invasion.
The fact that the commies in power in the U.S. government don’t see it that way is treason.
Now, make me define “treason” in the absence of a declared war. Or commies.
Same deal.
Remember which side is now claiming the Constitution is just a piece of paper that’s in the way of progress.
I only had one UPS option, and I received a QR code via email so I assumed it was #2.
Nope, but they accepted the shipment anyway.
And, like I said, another customer ahead of me in line had the same experience, but her item was not boxed in something which would survive the UPS gorillas.
Something has changed with Big River.
People with high rates of return are not treated the same way as those who buy but rarely return.
Depending on which source you read, up to 27% of online purchases are returned. The margins to pay for that won’t hold.
n
If you are referring to an old article about Pres Bush (from 2005), the allegations contained in that article has been disproven (and withdrawn by the original publisher):
I can find numerous statements from Trump that the Constitution should be overturned, most made as part of his statements after the election. Like this statement (emphasis added), from news stories posted by many sources on 4 Dec 2022 :
Trump did try to ‘walk back’ that statement, saying that the media ‘twisted’ his words – which were clearly written by him on the Truth Social platform.
Amazon has an internal algorithm that decides the potential lifetime profit of every account and cuts off those who they determine will be net negatives.
The Legend Of Jeff, the DE Shaw Quant. Mackenzie not only drove the Bronco, but she worked for DE Shaw as well.
The size of the base of the monitor stand I bought was specified incorrectly in the item description.
Kavanaugh is a proven swing vote like Kennedy before him in that same chair, his most notable vote being with the majority in the case of mandatory jabs for healthcare workers.
Beyond Amazon, I’ve noticed a lot of online retailers, particularly clothing vendors, have shifted to Happy Returns, now owned by UPS, to handle their returns. I imagine that part of the service is providing a clearing house for consumer behavior and alerting merchants about problem individuals when the system spots particular patterns across the customer base.
I imagine that the BNPL services such as Affirm also track behavior.
Being an actual co-founder of Paypal as opposed to Tony, Affirm CEO Max Levichin has seen some fraud, and I saw him give a talk in *2001* about any potential Paypal competitor facing a $2 billion learning curve in losses due to criminal activity.
And no upper age limit for veterans or military retirees.
My wife’s great great grandfather, General Joe Wheeler, volunteered and commanded the US Army contingent in Cuba ? Puerto Rico ? at the age of 61.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Wheeler#Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
People with high rates of return are not treated the same way as those who buy but rarely return.
Depending on which source you read, up to 27% of online purchases are returned. The margins to pay for that won’t hold.
n
We need to return more Big River crap in order to approach 27%. I doubt that we are more than 5% by dollars or number of packages.
Remember which side is now claiming the Constitution is just a piece of paper that’s in the way of progress.
I answered this yesterday:
“Berkeley Law School Dean: Constitution “Outdated”, “Threatens The United States””
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/berkeley-law-school-dean-constitution-outdated-threatens-united-states
Sounds like treason to me.
Bill Clinton’s weed smoking buddy at Oxford, Robert B. Reichhhhhhhhhhhhhh (as Limbaugh used to say his name) has been back in the news trying for one last hurrah by advocating for Musk’s arrest over the “lies” spread on X.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/watch-out-for-the-americans-cheering-brazil-s-war-on-free-speech-and-elon-musk/ar-AA1pWCK0
LOL!
tRump, tho.
@RickH
I can find numerous statements from Trump that the Constitution should be overturned, most made as part of his statements after the election. Like this statement (emphasis added), from news stories posted by many sources on 4 Dec 2022 :
Trump did try to ‘walk back’ that statement, saying that the media ‘twisted’ his words – which were clearly written by him on the Truth Social platform.
Selective quotation is a form of twisting, is it not?
It’s a fundamental tenet of law that thieves should not benefit from their thievery. I’ve read the U.S. Constitution, which provides the basis for our laws, and I don’t see any encouragement for the idea that “it’s too late to fix” or “they got away with it”. If that is the argument then I would point out that the Second Amendment was placed in the constitution for a specific reason, and the use thereof is, by definition, lawful and constitutional iff that point wins the day. Such would indeed “allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution”.
The Democrats have shown their fundamental disregard for the law in myriad ways, but no can of worms that they have opened is more interesting that their legislation purporting to re-open doors closed by the statue of limitations for the sole purpose of “Get Trump”. I fully expect that the Democrats will rue that day, if not sooner then later.
Geesh, Reichhhhhhhhhhhhhh is looking like death warmed over.
Another from the “Things that make you say ‘Hmmmm’ files”:
I usually have Yahoo Finance open in a window on my work laptop tracking the company stock price among other listings. This afternoon, with the company stock in a slide back to just above where the execs got their RSU grants in March, the proxy was unable to connect.
Gonna need a bigger layoff.
Best laid plans… I’ll try for an early night again later I guess…
n
I bought 28 gallons of regular gas tonight for my truck for $80.00. Since I am such a good customer and always pay cash, my buddy gave me another $2.80 off when I went to go get the change from my $100 bill that I gave him to start. He has never given me an extra discount in 12 years. I am wondering what is going on. He already was giving me $0.10 per gallon discount for cash so he gave me a total $0.20 discount per gallon.
I just found out that the 90 year old veteran who got carjacked and murdered this weekend in Houston is the father of one of my friends. Unreal.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/90-year-navy-veteran-killed-houston-carjacking-15000/story?id=113352757
>> “Fridgescaping”… FFS, don’t people have anything to do anymore?
Other than cashing their welfare checks, not really…
>> Trump did try to ‘walk back’ that statement, saying that the media ‘twisted’ his words – which were clearly written by him on the Truth Social platform.
Does OHB really write all of his own social media posts? Just wondering before I head off to bed…
Seems obvious. Illegals have no rights beyond basic human rights. They are, after all, *illegal* and need to be deported. It’s a mystery, how anyone can fail to understand that.
Here, the current prog resistance to deportation is “but they don’t have any papers, we don’t know where to deport them to”. Stupid. he migrants deliberately destroy their papers when they enter Europe, precisely to make deportation difficult. The answer is obvious: deport them to unpleasant camps, in a non-European country. From there, they would be absolutely free to leave – to go home, or whatever.
As long as illegal entry is rewarded by letting them stay, the migrants will keep coming. It’s the same for the US, or any other Western country.
That’s a fair point, and pretty much how I read them. A chapter or two an evening. And, despite my fussing, the storytelling really is excellent!
“Reagan movie trounces expectations with blockbuster opening weekend – despite being slammed by liberal critics”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13810055/Reagan-movie-trounces-expectations-blockbuster-opening-weekend-slammed-liberal-critics.html
“The Ronald Reagan biopic has trounced expectations with a blockbuster opening weekend – despite being slammed by liberal critics.”
“Regan earned $7.4million in box office revenue from Friday through Sunday, and had an estimated cumulative total of $9.2million – including projections for Labor Day Monday, the Christian Post reports.”
22% rating by the critics, 98% rating by the moviegoers. Anything conservative is automatically shot down by the critics. Me, I thought that Dennis Quaid put in a masterful performance. And the music choices for the movie are amazing. I was shocked and impressed that “Sweet Child Of Mine” by Guns and Roses was in the movie.
>> Trump did try to ‘walk back’ that statement, saying that the media ‘twisted’ his words – which were clearly written by him on the Truth Social platform.
Does OHB really write all of his own social media posts? Just wondering before I head off to bed…
Who is OHB ?
That’s a fair point, and pretty much how I read them. A chapter or two an evening. And, despite my fussing, the storytelling really is excellent!
How do you stop at just a chapter or two an evening ? I rip through 50 to 100 pages a day for most books.
>> “Fridgescaping”… FFS, don’t people have anything to do anymore?
Other than cashing their welfare checks, not really…
And picking up their Food Stamps from the Post Office. Oh wait, they get an automagically filled credit card now …